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Reviewer: bigpimpin2009, 35-44 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 3

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 5

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 3

Comment: It causes extreme weight gain,problems with the thyroid/hypothalmus gland,and stomach problems when taken with prozac including the drug known as symbyax.But if you can deal with that it reduces the amount and intensity of hallucinations both visual and audio.

Comment:It causes extreme weight gain,problems with the thyroid/hypothalmus gland,and stomach problems when taken with prozac including the drug known as symbyax.But if you can deal with that it reduces the amount and intensity of hallucinations both visual and audio.Hide Full Comment

Reviewer: 35-44 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 4

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 4

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 2

Comment: I gained an incredible amount of weight. I did sleep better and the mania of my anxiety went away. Upon discontinuance, however, I rapidly lost weight, which caused some other health problems. In the long run I'm not sure if there was a better route to take. I will weigh options more closely if anxiety returns to that degree

Comment:I gained an incredible amount of weight. I did sleep better and the mania of my anxiety went away. Upon discontinuance, however, I rapidly lost weight, which caused some other health problems. In the long run I'm not sure if there was a better route to take. I will weigh options more closely if anxiety returns to that degreeHide Full Comment

Comment: I did not take this medication long enough to get full use of of it, but when I did use it I felt very tired the next morning wanting to sleep in until at least noon even though I took it the night before. So it makes you really tired and my hunger was uncontrollable. I felt like I couldn't stop eating for some reason. My husband did notice that I seemed "at ease" he said that things
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Comment:I did not take this medication long enough to get full use of of it, but when I did use it I felt very tired the next morning wanting to sleep in until at least noon even though I took it the night before. So it makes you really tired and my hunger was uncontrollable. I felt like I couldn't stop eating for some reason. My husband did notice that I seemed "at ease" he said that things didn't seem to bother me as much, which was good for the family lol. I did feel less stressed/anxious but it wasn't worth the side effects for me.Hide Full Comment

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Reviewer: 55-64 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 5

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 5

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 2

Comment: The efficacy of the medication has been wonderful in treating the delusions, hallucinations and irrational thoughts. I do not experience any systems with the use of this medication in combination with Risperdal in low doseage. I have gained weight and am upset with this side effect. I sleep well at night because of the Zyprexa but the sedative nature of the medication is too strong and makes me
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Comment:The efficacy of the medication has been wonderful in treating the delusions, hallucinations and irrational thoughts. I do not experience any systems with the use of this medication in combination with Risperdal in low doseage. I have gained weight and am upset with this side effect. I sleep well at night because of the Zyprexa but the sedative nature of the medication is too strong and makes me sleep too long. Hide Full Comment

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